Today it is the birthday of one Mr Sam Bird, sometime test driver for Williams, who is currently racing in the GP2 Asia series. That series confuses me greatly because it is a feature and sprint race, but only at two circuits, just a couple of events, and quite far apart. Still, it keeps the drivers busy over the winter months, I suppose. Meanwhile, here are some of the things we're talking about:
- Bernie has been busy, as per usual, launching a bid to buy Saab with the major shareholders of Renault, Genii Capital. Goodness knows what he would do with it if they were successful - would they become an F1 team? It all seems a bit too cozy. Anyway, we have a breakout thread on such matters, so head on over and share your thoughts!
- Meanwhile, US F1 have become the FIA's new best friend after being given special allowances to test over in the US, before joining everyone else in Europe. We put up an F1 Big Picture of the Barber Motorsports Park they have in mind. It looks very... simple.
- Whilst we're on the subject of F1 Minute, don't forget to keep your eye on the videos as they are released. We know they are behind at the moment, but we're catching up all the time. We'll be blogging about our thoughts and findings very soon, but for now, just sit back and enjoy F1 sixty seconds at a time.
That should do it for now. Let us know what you're up to this weekend, if you are able to do anything due to the weather. Personally, I'm voting for sitting next to a radiator all day long, and while I do that, I'll see you in the comments.
I can't believe Mr C made me laugh like that earlier. It was like he told him off!
Hello, today. Yesterday was so, yesterdayish
why hello weekend.
Three days to go, yippee. This new Daily Post made me realise it.
wow... when did that happen?
I nearly shouted the uncensored unacronymed "TFI Friday!" on the train today.
Yesterday I mean.
Thankfully, I've always known it as TGI Friday, which gets some funny looks when you shout it on a train, but doesn't mean swearing.
Until what?
#confused
I gain an extra number!
good night folks
night!
Oooh how many do you have now?
night mav
Night sir!
It'll be 17 soon. Seems big to me.
Au revior Mav
New Daily mentions the USF1 test. Their website has pics.
Particularly this, this and this.
It seem on par with most circuits in the US, i.e. bit narrow, bit bumpy, tried to squeeze some runoff in. Surprising for a new course..
oops, Barber website not USF1
Christ on a Harley, how old is the average Sidepodcommenter?
I'm more amazed its a new circuit not designed by Tilke.
Happy Birthday to Sam Bird. who i spotted at goodwood last year and had no idea who he was.. :)
yeeyyy Sam. am glad he's going to GP2 this year :)
Well, as if you couldn't guess by how lazy I am!
I'm not sure. I is 21. A perfect age I'd say :)
good question. my guess is younger than me.
Snap! :D
I suspect I bring it down a small pat.
I invent people here, I suspect I bring it down a small part.
well i'm 18...
I'm 20, so slightly behind you two.
mini me?
19 pour moi
a small pat? :D
apparently younger than me also.
#willbeoldthisyear
I'm young in comparison then.
I find it slightly amusing that you gasped at someone becoming 17!
:D
Flippin' heck, Saturday's here
'night Mav
Actually, I've been by there. I was in Birmingham for a meeting and got board and took a long lunch to check that and Talledega out. (They are along the same highway.)
It is a really nice course. Lot of bare hills where you can have a picnic and watch a race. The run off is pretty tight, but it is a pretty slow tight course. For an American track, it has really good standards.
I wished I took the time to go into the museum. Looks interesting.
young whippersnappers! *grumbless*
Of course, I'm just here to make you all look old.
Funnily enough, I don't feel so young. Mind you, I have said that for a few years now.
I found it surprising that there were such young commenters on websites with half a brain cell still attached to their bodies.
*cough*double it and minus one*cough*
can we encourage you to go back, with a camera?
I don't think there is an average here
It varies... a lot
family friendly place. everybody's welcome.
Ahh thanks Dan. It is in a good setting and has good elevation changes. From the pics provided it seems it isn't quite F1 spec. Probably similar to what Donington was like before they started work..
a proud generation salutes you ;)
We need to do a Sidepodmeetup somewhere this year. Only another one that's not on the August Bank Holiday like Spa is.
The Internet is intravenously fed into young'uns these days I believe.
It sounds like it wouldn't take a lot really to make it up to F1 test spec at least.
Yep, I'm rather attached to my brain cells, as it happens.
I know, more's the point I was surprised that they commented intelligently. :)
I don't think I will be in Birmingham, Alabama any time soon. I don't get to travel as much as I used to.
Blimey were some of you born in the 90s? That scares me immensely!
Something like that, I think.
they plug you in when you're born, you cant ever take the little chip out...its in that really hard to reach place in your back
ditto....most of them anyway :)
Intelligently commenting for 1 and a half years...
1991.. so yes :)
Where are you, TM?
SidepodScotland
Between China & Spain [hopefully]
SidepodPub meet-ups happen at random times during the year too
Last year, we had one in London, which was moderately successfull, apart from scary security guard and Alex's fish and chips!
I need a drink.
I've never been, but the track it reminds me of is Migello over in Italy where they have the MotoGP races at.
I need my rocking chair and tartan blanket.
Ye gods, you're the same age as my brother. And he's got a girlfriend!
I'll just say I was born a few weeks before Senna died
1990 for me
i'd call it successful. all good days have stories involved... the security guard, live streaming, and alex's fish and chips are all brilliant stories :P
That must hurt when April comes around.
I've celebrated a few anniversaries of turning 21
I was born a month before the Berlin Wall fell down!
way ahead of you there
Thank you, I'm not as stupid as some of my peers at Sixth Form look! :P
I've heard they tried to get MotoGP at Barber and were close to it, apart from the money aspect. To be honest if FIM are happy then I'm happy.
Yeah, I think the difference is I'm having the joy first time round :P
Count me in for the next Sidepodpub meetup.
If it's any incentive, I have about 10 pubs within 5 or 10 minutes of my house and the rail and bus stations.
30 is the new 25
I was just over a year old at the time. Makes me feel old thinking about that.
Alex was horrified by how young I was. We decided it was okay though because I wasn't born in the 90s. That would just be wrong!!
Are you calling us 90'ers wrong? ;)
Most definitely yes!
hmm
I knew I was old when there were people born in 1991 at university. That hit hard!
I remember WATCHING it. How do you reckon that makes me feel? :-)
They better not. Laguna is an amazing location for the race.
it was acceptable in the 80s, but the 90's *mind blown*
We insist on it ;)
wait wait wait. 1991's would have started this year?
Fair play. :)
Oh man :(
it's fine, you dont have to like f1, we'll let you off ;)
i think i'm proof that once you comment once you're kinda stuck here.. i've just realised i made my first comment when i was 15.. scary spc.. :P
What part of the world/country are you?
think i could be oldest one here tonight, but mentally the youngest.
I was at work that day!
I was only two months into being 14 at my first time. 3/4's sidepodpanel at 14. Sidepodradio at 15.
I'm optimistic about my future in media now.
i blame apple ;)
:D :D
Apologies sire.
thanking ya ;)
How well do you know your bloggers?
Indycar-centric post from George at OilPressure but a worthy question all the same. Not so much about knowing what people do, but that they are genuine..
Nah sir, you're not
Well I've never done that before...
Not sure how to interpret that one....
I was 14 and on holiday, Kent I think, we were out somewhere.
I have no idea when the date in question was or how old I was. I'd never even heard of the guy until about 6 months ago. I think that makes me a different kind of special ;)
May 1st '94
i blame you, mrs c and the community.. and then apple :P ... and then the comment i made when i first got my laptop asking about race commenting... haha aww the memories! :)
I could possibly be the oldest mentally, in comparison to physical age...
Still 3. Ignore the April part...
wow. that's fab.
oh, it was a weekend break near Chichester I think...
yes. those 1,000+ comments a day... you started it.
That meant I was 13.5 at the time. I remember seeing it on the evening news. I wasn't into F1 at the time but CART, and distinctly remember Michael Andretti talking about driving with Senna the season before.
I don't care who started it, I'M GONNA FINISH IT.
No I ain't, Lukeh will............. :(
Heathrow Terminal One, "Tech 1" crew room
ahh you love it really! :P the 27 hour days are good for you ;)
#blameformula1
#blamelou...foreverything
I blamed NASCAR a couple years ago for my broken sleeping pattern. I was doing 30-50 hour days and then sleeping for 24 hours to catch it up!
It's Lou's fault that we can blame Steven
true story.
no...no... we
#blamesteven remember.. ;)
;)
Think I was 21 and at a mates house. BBC kept showing pit lane activity. Steve Rider went there especially for the BBC to present from the start of the European Rounds.
:D
Or
#blamefourstar
50??
I just blame me for my broken sleeping pattern, because I am quite stupid when it comes to that.
Thank goodness you didn't get into football. You'd be finished off.
Tried sleeping after 30 hours or so, so just carried on with the day. Then actually made the effort to stay in bed and asleep, and consequently slept for 24 hours.
23.5 hours actually, but it's rounded up. ;)
Once you get passed 24, you may as well stay up for as long as you can and go to bed in the evening to reset
Right, before I wake my parents up laughing at this lot, I'm gonna go to bed. Thanks for the company, guys, will talk later.
I'm taking notes on how to extend my day past its standard length!
G'night Señor Turkey
easy..
dont.sleep
G'night TM
I'm trying to remember the longest time I've ever slept. I'm guessing the time I was in bed for 13 hours after some drink.. but I can't even remember when that was, just that I did.
Just can't comprehend sleeping that long! And I sleep long!
It helps to have a super lie-in before attempting this
Au revior TM et prendre le petit-dejeuner
Night
Don't whatever you do base it off my experience.
Night guys.
And be successful with it!
12 hours is EASY!
night
Bye Mr Turkey!
Fait. ;)
...you know, when I joined this site over a year ago, I'd never have imaged needing to type that...
That's really difficult. I pulled an all-nighter on a uni course. Managed to make it through the night, got into the lecture hall and nearly fell asleep so after the first one was over I bunked the rest of the day and went to bed. Tip: Don't do that.
Its 00:46, my French is a bit rusty at this time.
night TM
Take the breakfast?
#wasnevergoodatfrench
True, I did 15 hours the other day.
The joys of being young and able to do it I guess.
The 23.5 hours was solid for about 16 hours and broken every couple of hours by somebody charging up and down the flat corridor.
There's a lot of things when I joined this site I didn't think I'll be typing.
11 hours is a normal weekend lie-in... I'm sure I've gone longer but I think long sleeps wipe your memory a bit!
#spokeitalianinafrenchverbalexam
the only couple of times i've gone over 24 hours are when i've been in a creative 'bubble' and been working on textiles. Mum and dad have gone to sleep, and left me sewing or something and woken up to come downstairs to find me still sewing. I get alot done when i do things like that but after about 27 hours i start to feel very sick and not very well at all, so i just collapse in bed.
#oops
I didn't think I'd get a mention on a podcast that has over 1000 hits!
i may have had a little rant:
http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/how-well-do-you-know-your-bloggers/#comment-2129
not sure where that came from, but it's something that has started to bug me more and more.
Ah well coming in and out of consciousness is different..
#wellthatwasclever
Like singing YMCA?
[which you still owe us btw]
#longmemory
I got that within my first few days. Tip for that: break something during a live show!
Damn.
Oh look over there, its, erm, oh, its Jenson Button.
*Runs
Is it worse than Christine's Fxx rant? :)
was asked what my favourite radio station was, and said radio numero uno.
so not only did i speak italian, but i also had bad taste.
Didn't Alex do that in the end? The sidepodpanel version if I remember correctly
no chance!
Yeah but RG still has a YMCA overdraft
How long I've slept probably depends whether I'm allowed to count snoozy dozing in bed because I could do that all day! I'm probably not actually asleep though :P
I agree with you and it didn't seem ranty to me.
she was right though
I gave you The Who at sidepodradio....
Seems fair
what is Jenson doing that far up North? ;)
I disagree
If you have that much cash, it's not about value for money in your Ferrari purchase
I'm always moaned at for sleeping late into the morning. Then I point them to the fact that we teenagers need more sleep. Mind you, I'll most likely carry that habit later into life! :)
seeing sense
going to Manor is he?
YMCA or nothing
Nothing, I tells ya ;)
Leaving. Computer.
Say "bye TM"
Bye TM!
I did
Some people seem to grow out of it and some don't..
Sheffield is a bit south from here
computer says no
I see it happening to me, mind you, the RAF will have something to say about that, I imagine.
#saysgoodbye farearlierthanactuallygoes
I can see this is only going to end up one way, and it aint gonna be pretty for me.
Quite loudly
This may be true but is inevitable
am hoping to have a life full of long boring plane journeys during which i can catch up on sleep :)
which reminds me, i'm now assuming Lorrenzo hates me.. or really doesn't have time to respond to my email as he promised. I know christmas was kinda recently but it's been snowing.. that must have given him to to catch up with things!
is he doing dakar?
I won't get such a luxury with my plane journeys! :)
I hear references to this chap, is he a photogrpaher dude?
I'm off. Night all!
The longer you leave it, the more you will have to perform the dance as well.
night tm & chris
Depends what you qualify in, longhaul trips take more than one crew rotation
night Chris
Night mate.
G'night fella
it's possible, i'm not sure he's done dakar before though (haven't seen any dakar pics of his).. so it may be one of his first years?... i emailed him a second time mid december i think.
What a great penalty for late payment
night!
Err, no.
Night
night
What's his full name?
True. I'm dreading that they'll post me in helicopters because, 1) they're horrible machines and 2) they're the most dangerous to fly for the RAF, I've heard first hand account from Afghanistan...
indeed!
You need to display a terrible aptitude for choppers to ensure upon it ;)
lorenzo bellanca. principle f1 photographer for f1 racing. he's awesome, and was very kind in the earlier correspondence i had with him. he said he'd get in contact after the last of the asian races.. Abu Dhabi was ages ago.
Oh dear. If they say I should be on choppers, I'll probably say 'thanks, but no thanks' and ask for a position in ATC.
Have just fired up his site
Be patient, time will tell if he's a man of his word
i don't mean asian... i mean fly away races... no idea why i wrote asian. sorry.
#istired.
i would quite like Wilf's job to be honest
Wilf?
am trying desperately to be patient, but it's just so exciting :)
Incredibly stressful
Sometimes you think things, and someone else types them for you
#sidepodtelepathy
I actually got approached by an Army officer a few months about joining the Army. I said no and explained I'm a pilot and planning on being so in the RAF, so he offered me a job with the Air Corps in an Apache. It was hard not to laugh at him trying to make it sound better than what the RAF have.
Ha hah, no way way the mob is better than the RAF
We may never know ;)
Wilf, from Doctor Who.
Have heard those two mentioned in the same sentance but none the wiser really
#notafanofthedoc
What I've thought for a long time. I'd like to be a Captain for Virgin Atlantic, apparently some of them are being chosen as space pilots for Virgin Galactic!
Other than that reason, I'd go BA though.
By the time you qualify and get some hours in we may have exited the downturn in aviation ;)
I hope so. Also, we'd better hope this whole 'Aviation must be stopped' environmentalist cult doesn't get its way.
Tom do you know what you're doing post-sixth form wise? They have a commercial airline pilot's degree at my uni if thats what field you wanna head.
you go outside for a walk, and end up with an injury. not sure if i like the thought of you going out and flying a plane. ;)
Until we can catapult passengers safely between continents, I think we'll be fine
Really?
That's odd
catapult you say
now ya talking!
Of what i've heard, it's half industry and the other bit flying lessons.
That's some practical
I've flown aircraft since I was 12, and I've had no accidents, and 1 landing of my own! I think I'm ok ;)
Thinking of going straight for the RAF, I have to be in basic flying training by 23 and applying at 18 gives me a few more attempts! If not, I'll go to uni and study hard and find another way to fly.
time for me to sleep. night all! xx
au revoir lou
night
night lou
G'night Lou
Hope the snow is forgiving tomorrow
night lou
oh yeah, snow. i may have to go back to uni tomorrow, it's going to be murder on sunday i am told
yeah, taggart's on itv3 probably
What uni are you at, Jon? I think I might take a look at this course.
Snow and School seem to be like a Hart To Hart title sequence these days
#notmanywillgetthatone
#now it's my turn to not understand what you are saying ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSn9xPnjLps
"When they met, it was moider"
Anticipated that, gotta love YouTube sometimes
#wasthinkingofharttohartatsametimebuthelditin
SidepodTelepathy in the house tonight!
oh i don't know what to do. lazy and procrastinating all night. should have done music or tv or something
Watch a film
As mentioned in yesterday's post
Am surprised that this is strangely, quite fun
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/01/pancake-flip-game-for-the-iphone.html
http://thatsoundradio.com/
too long..
That PVR must have a few episodes of fun to catch up on
For the record, http://www.tvcatchup.com issues are fixed
Ooh, bookmarked, thanks. Actually I've got several of yours in my mega-long podcast queue (146 items..) I think I'll have a listen to one of those.. Since Theme Hospital was mentioned earlier I may play that for a bit at the same time :-)
http://twit.tv/2009/12/03/whats_twit_worth_you
Look at what Leo's doing. Quite clever
That's a long post
Can I lazily ask what's happening? ;)
Not so much. My aerial has been down for 2 weeks at exactly the wrong time for the man to come and fix it, so all the TV stuff is gone and all that's left is racing which I'll do tomorrow. Maybe. There is the on-demand stuff I suppose..
haha. He's been taking his pay from "the twit general fund" or whatever he calls it, but he's now taking his pay from donations only (he gets a wage from his 'day job' but this is his extra bit) it's quite a balsy move. good on him
More power to him
love that guy.
I was reading somewhere the other day about a supposed FOTA proposal to slightly alter the 10 positions point scheme
Can't find it now
#mayhavebeengmm
It was, never mind
As you were
Mav mentioned it in yesterday's Daily. I forgot I was going to updated the spreadsheet I did before. Will do that some time Saturday.
i had to unsubscribe. only because i get the same tech news from buzz out loud, and could not go a week without Tom, Cooley, BT or Molly.
Instead of linking to it, I'll just say that I heard about it on the ESPN site
Since they've gone back to GMM I've excluded them from the F1 News app again
You said you were looking for something to do now ;)
off to bed now
night all.
adios sb
au revoir
night
requires brain work, and if it is gmm-only i'll wait :-)
G'night Mr Bunny
I gotta sleep too. Night all
Has dubious reporting so far as I can see
au revior jon
G'night Jon
i'm really going now,
i've just thrown half a can of alcohol down the sink. i must be coming down with something.
night Jon
:D
bye
Oops, mentioning Spa on twitter has me being followed by HotTubSpaExpert
Gaaah! Nooooooooo!
Boy, are they in for a shock
:-)
Hello all, just hanging out
Hopefully that should settle the matter
Hi Joe
doh. you just said "hot tub" in a tweet.
Mr. C! And a good day to you, Sir!
To any new followers, when I say 'Spa' I'm referring to the Grand Prix in Belgium. Not hot tubs
Yes, @HotTubSpaExpert - I'm talking to you
hey joe, how's you?
I may just go back to protected tweets
Am not being spammed yet
sure. but now you just alerted everyone to the keywords hot, tub, spa. nothing there says race track :)
Doing good, will buy F1 tickets in the next few days for Montreal
Right, I've reached into unknown territory in writing about the NFL... on a latest blog post.
So ciao for now. lotsa love.
Maybe I should do so for a day or two
That I have to read, RG talking about the NFL
oooh, blimey. good man. will you be spc's official canadian reporter?
See ya RG
i've yet to be spammed more than once by anyone. they spam, then i block.
ha! bye chap.
Am so tempted
Doubt staff travel to Montreal that week would be any good though
I may well be, I bought a phone I have no idea what 90% of it can do, I suspect it can make me an SPC reporter
which model?
I got an HTC Hero. If you want reports from the Budweiser Beer Garden, I am your guy
Nevertheless, have done so for now
Apparently I hit FavStar's 100 starred thing a few days ago
Not sure what it was, think it was the Olivia Munn tweet which won't be repeated
Nick in Dubai has that
Doohickey works fine on it
I'll have to try that, I ripped it out of the package and began playing with it. I'm sure the directions are somewhere.
Luckily @HotTubSpaExpert seems to be technical support only
Phew
Pah!
You're a man, aren't you?
Great line in QI tonight
If you want to hide something from a man, hide it in a folder marked 'instructions'
I'm learning bit by bit. By June, I'll be able to you all apprised of the haps in Montreal
Do you use Twitter?
@twiger is Nick's moniker if you want to assistance
Not much, but I'm still learning
5 Android Twitter Clients
w00t! good man.
http://androidandme.com looks like a good place for you as well
I will be there for you! I will be in the chicane after the Casino straight.
Out of interest Joe, how much was your GPC ticket?
If I thought I could get there, I so go too
The tickets that I am looking at are about $240 a peice. I will purchase in the next couple of days.
Cheaper than Spa
You may have a "free" ticket if my brother can't make it
You going for the whole weekend?
#sorelytempted
Hmm, Canada in June
Sopunds pleasant
Yes, a little before and a little after, blackjack you know.
Flying staff travel, even on a 'confirmed' ticket would be too risky, I fear
Mr C, you missed my Hart To Hart joke earlier
*went over my head*
I understand. In 2007 my ticket was $550, in front of Kimi's garage. In 2008, it was $420 in turn 1, but a very long walk. This year I will be in one of the chicanes that is close to the casino and beergarden.
Even with the YouTube link?
[shakes head]
Obviously never watched it as a kid
Down for the night, see you guys later
sorry :(
He he
Apples. Birdie. Cowboys.
These are just three of almost 400 passwords that Twitter bans [as passwords]... and - one of the most common terms surfers use to secure their accounts - 'password'. I kid you not.
http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/computers/buying-guide/article/4127
You didn't miss much, tbh
G'night Joe
new video: http://www.f1minute.com/2010/01/07/lotus-ready-to-test-for-the-mid-field/
#containsheikki
Still editing furiously, I see :)
didn't make this mornings deadline, got distracted. will finally catch up tomorrow when the lady takes two days off.
Think I'm getting a cold sore which gives me really dry lips
Thing is, it's telling my brain I'm really dehydrated, when I'm not
I'm actually quite overhydrating
[Well, not that much, but I'm sick of looking at the bathroom tonight]
*looks around for someone who might have an answer*
I'm stopped questioning it personally ;)
Am lovin' the Tilt Shift still
rtv footage. by far the best f1 coverage, could teach bernie a thing or two about tv.
Using a clam-shell phone
They still make those?
My friends' kids could do that!
sadly.
oh yeah.
Seems like a bit of overkill but someone's about to launch an external keyboard for the [unJailbroken] iPhone and iPod Touch
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/01/08/ion-itype-brings-a-full-size-keyboard-to-the-iphone/
This solution is way more elegant though
I do love http://favstar.fm/
My wife leaves for girls' night. I go upstairs and put the toilet seat up. Just to remember I can. Then I put it down. I'm not an idiot
Heavily favourited tweets, biased towards the comedic
Such as:
I put the 'dis' in discombobulated. 'Cause without it you've got combobulated, and I don't know what the hell that is.
Nice to look at now & then but when following, you get a crap ton of tweets all day
i likes it. but i must go sleep now.
Happy sleeps, hope this one lasts
me too. and for nick if he's ever allowed back here:
http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks#7961076
night.
Hmm, curious
We took our time and walked up to the 160th floor of the building
!!
one last thing. quite possibly the most ridiculous thing you'll hear today:
The White House has pledged not to disrupt the season premiere of Lost with President Barack Obama's State of the Union address
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s10/lost/news/a195057/obama-wont-bump-lost-premiere.html
An hour and 15 mins of stairs
Well, ain't that a relief :D
Even stranger, 'twas because of a Twitter campaign
#NoStateofUnionFeb2
[Epic Facepalm]
hello all (if anyone is still here). I think #containsheikki is a fantastic hash tag. Who wants to go buy me some milk and blueberries?
Ah, life on SPC
Hi Amy
Is that your lunch request?
I want to make a smoothiee for breakfast (at 2.30pm) and the blueberries I've been eating are my flatmates. She is in Sydney for the weekend so I figure it'll be OK as long as I replace them before she gets home.
Yeah, eat hers, they'll taste better
Remember to pour the new ones into her container
Blueberry smoothie sounds yum too
I have some bananas I need to use up. But without milk, they're going nowhere.
Ice cream?
Fantastic short film Mr C
[It's about the original Burj Basejumpers]
nope, got none of that either
Get yo butt down to the 7-Eleven then ;)
I need to go to the proper supermarket because I might as well kill two birds with one stone and get a few more groceries while I'm there :D
I shall leave in a few minutes, I am currently sun-screening myself as its a mighty hot day. My beach trip has been cancelled though :(
Never go food shopping whilst hungry
#ruleoflife
I'm not really one to b*tch about the snow but people really need to stop talking about the sun ;)
I am not hungry though, which is good! And odd, because its almost 3pm.
How long have you been awake?
I woke up at 1.30
I'm a bit like that sometimes
When I'm on earlies, I don't eat until I've been at work for an hour or so
Coffee helps though :)
What do you know about the Spa potakabins?
Am still mulling over the accommodation options
true :D
Look at what is happening to the weather though
http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/~awatkins/melbtemp.html
its getting colder! And I havent been outside yet!
Yeah, 27 degrees sounds sucky
Try -21 in Scotland!
potakabins?
I booked my Singapore accomm yesterday, I'm staying at the Ibis :D
heh I'm not saying its cold, its still a lovely day :D
I caught your blog
Joe in Fla has been tempting me with his talk of Montreal
[if only I could]
I'd consider a European race but it'd have to be away from Spa [on the calendar] cos of work
The cabinny hut things you & Kathi are staying in
Come to Melbourne! ;) i'd love to go to Montreal but I can understand why the logistics of a European one would proobably be easier for you
I'll fly anywhere
But on a race weekend it makes Staff Travel difficult
[went to New York for one day once]
ahh. All I know is whats on http://www.campingspador.be/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=154 and whats on the email that Kathi sent me. Ill fwd it to you.
I'd do Hungary [being dirt cheap] but it's such a boring race
Cool, ta
Am releuctant to book a hotel yet until I've an idea how many are going. Otherwise it may just be Pat & I outside the circuit
Silly non-planning folk ;)
I'd be willing to bet that even this far out a lot of the hotels will be full, so being planning is good!
and as you can see, the campsite has a bar and restaurant ;)
Well, you'd think so
Try telling the rest of these people that ;)
[making no decisions yet, but quite possibly...]
that site never gets updated :(
but it is time for me to mosey to the supermarket!
I tweeted for updaters earlier
Catch ya later Amy
ah yes i read about your hottub incident after that tweet! #mobiledoohickeying
I've protected my tweets for the next few days cos of that slip up. Just in case
Do you want some help choosing your shopping? :D
Six people and one shower & WC?
That could get a little crowded/busy
shopping complete!
Wow, you're quick!
Basket shopper with self service checkout?
normally i would but this is just a little local shop with none of that whizz bang technology. I only got the milk the blueberries and some frozen raspberries. Now i am ignoring cancer warnings and reading in my courtyard
re: luxurious bathroom facilities. For anyone who cant wait there is always the standard camping ground bathroom facility just a few minutes away
Well, at least you suncreened up
Walking around in a towel?
Reminds me of backpacking
Planning the route to Spa
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/london-to-spa-jpg
#Spa
#anotherobvioushashtag
too much sun! Time to check out that spa map : D
ooh me likey. It may have taken 24 years but i finally am going to be on the wrong side of the road ;)
It's over-rated ;)
true, it would be fair to say thats not what im most looking forward to. If you end us in a hotel can you drop me off at my luxury mobile home :D
No worries buddy
At least, somewhere near it anyway ;)
simple,just build a fence around the track to keep the deer from coming in.
:D
How many countries/cities between Spa & Monza?
germany and switzerland. Also going to rome before monza.
Switzerland's nice, Basle is gorgeous - as is the countryside
Not been to Germany yet
Rome is lovely, a little hectic but too good to miss
And then Singapore?
only popping into switzerland to see my friend who lives in lucerne. Would love to have time to see more! After monza is spain and paris then off to singapore.
What's your blog address?
S'ok, I got it
I love that Cash Passport thing
Such a great idea
www.daydreamingoutloud.com the itinerary on there is a bit out of date now, im not going to munich or nice anymore :(
Sounds like you need a new blog post
Madrid is a great city
I worked there for a couple of months when I was an Apprentice
i like that it comes with two cards so even if i lose one or get mugged or something i can still get my money :D
Aye
When travelling I always keep my cards in separate places for the same reason
i shall blog when i have more plans sorted :D
Ooh, Barcelona too
That, is a wicked town
Make sure you do a tour of the Gaudi buildings and the Barri Gotic [old Gothic quarter]
So yoou're there in mid-September-ish
How long for
[thinks SidePodTapas would be fab!]
i leave milan on monday 13 and have to be back in london by wednesday 22 so i have 9 days to divide between madrid barcelona and paris. Not long enough! (i have ditched valencia too)
3 days each including travelling
If we haven't killed each other by the end of the road trip, [;)] I could do a bit of Barcelona and Madrid if you fancy the compnay
thats the plan at the moment. Doesnt sound long enough but it will give me a good idea of where to go back to next time i happen to be on that side of the world :D
[checks listener's map for Spanish followers]
i will never say no to a familiar face speaking a familiar language in a strange country :D
Dos Jarras de Cervezas, por favour
Zaragoza's been tagged but don't know if that's a listener or just someone saying they've been there
You should try for a SidepodMeet-Up with Alessandro whilst in Milan
He's in Verona. Might go for a Peroni or two
i dont think i will see much of milan, each day im there will be spent in monza. I can sidepodmeetup with anyone else going there of course :D
London - Spa is about six hours according to Google
We'll be leaving early then. Glad I'm not on lates that week
[messes with body clock]
and im glad i arrive on monday :D
Any plans on what you want to see in London
Apart from the Speight's bar?
i want to go to abbey road!
And irritate the drivers by crossing the road, and again, and again. Ok, one more time ;)
noooo i have no intention of doing that. Im a driver, and people STOPPING ON A CROSSING would make me run people down. Ooh Im angry just thinking about it. I just want to go there :D
When my ex's brother came over from Sydney he insisted on going there
Come to think of it, so did her sisters
The only time I've been there
Does Melbourne have as many Commodores as Sydney?
I remember thinking it was a really popular choice when I was there
yeah, it seems to be a popular choice. Australia seems to really like to support their own car manufacturing industry. Me, I'd buy what was cheap.
Australia likes to support homegrown everything
"Australia made, Australia owned"
Not such a bad philosophy, especially for such an isolated country
Who's the dude that started making biscuits [aside from heaps of other things] to combat the multinationals?
New Zealand has quite a 'buy NZ made' campaign going but we have no car manufacturing so we have quite the market for second hand japanese imported cars. Australians are always shocked at how cheap cars are in NZ :D
I have no idea. But I wish I had some biscuits right now.
He looks like John Major
[at least, on the packet he does :)]
Not Arnott's....
Come on, help a brother out a little ;)
Dick Smith. Legend!
I've bought one pack of biscuits the whole time I've lived in this country and they came from Aldi!
Thank you!
Hi Jeremy
he makes biscuits? I thought he just had a line of tech stores :D
He's got a line of a lot of things
I am looking on Wiki and I don't think I've ever seen them in stores. I am amazed.
John Major
Dick Smith
http://www.dicksmithfoods.com.au/index.php?d=products&p=biscuits_sweet
Strange the things you learn from Londoners ;)
Jeremy, were you lurking until then? :)
I swear they don't sell them in any of the supermarkets near me! But like I say, I don't buy biscuits so I never really look to be honest :D
and now hes relurking. I'm scared.
It was the John Major thing that caught my eye
Tim Tams still rule though
His companies make a lot of things. He is not recognized enough. Even though his tim tams aren't as good as arnotts
He's probably at work
Demonstrating a MacBook Pro to someone :)
just finished work and managed to get signal before getting on train. Bye for now
See ya
I still don't really like Tim Tams. I find them too sweet. All my favourite biscuits are NZ ones and I can't find them here. The NZ shop that takes an hour to get to has them, and they are opening an online store soon. Then the biscuits shall be mine! Next time you're in central London, buy any or all of these http://www.kiwifruitsnzshop.com/acatalog/Kiwifruits_NZ_Shop_Biscuits_32.html :D
I was close
You see, this is how I end up on the Top 3 commenters list
I don't really buy biscuits as there's no point in sealing the packet once opened
have you been to bed at all?
No
Sleep pattern: all over the place at the mo
I ate a lot when I lived at home because my parents have always had a biscuit tin and always have a biscuit and a cup of tea around 9pm. But since I left home I haven't. I should totally get a biscuit tin.
We can make sure you stock up there before Spa
I generally only have biscuits when I visit my mum
No need for lunch those days
ohhhhhhhh road trip snacks! God Bless London's huge Kiwi expat community making such a store necessary. And so very, very overpriced.
Oh dear. 07:30
The Daily Post has almost 600 comments
Sorry SPC
#blamebassano
#blamemrc (for going to bed and leaving us with no supervision)
I'm so going to need to shed weight after that race
What with all the biscuits & chips with mayonnaise
and the beer and the chocolate and the waffles. Oh Belgium, why are you so awesome.
I was getting close to moderating Edgar myself :)
You should eat healthily in Italy & Spain though
did he get moderated last time he was here or am i thinking of some other US military fan.
No, I think that was him
Italian food is healthy? I thought it was all about the creamy and the cheese!
There's lots of that but yeah, pretty much
There's a moderation aspect as well
[not to mention, the wine]
good thing I don't like wine then!
You're an odd Kiwi ;)
I wish I liked it, and lord knows I've tried, but I just can't :( It would make life so much easier, everywhere you go, people have wine!
Maybe you don't like Aussie wine
Wait until you get to Italy & Spain
[am not really a huge fan of French wine but it depends]
I don't like Aussie wine. I also don't like NZ wine and thats the wine that wins all the awards!
It's a very European thing to say but wine here is lovely
Though I do like Chilean & Argentinian reds
I've a Kiwi friend in the wine industry and he has quite a decent stash of Aus wines. Used to work for Hardy's
I shall stick to beer. I like beer. I don't care that its not "ladylike" :D
Wow, superb Grand Canyon aerial footage
Time code: 1:08 "Titanic", the only bit I recognise
I preferr Kiwi beer to Aussie
And Guinness is more widespread there too
yeah, I spend too much buying imported NZ beer rather than the Aussie swill. But a 6 pack lasts me about 12 months so it's ok ;)
You may need to remind me that you're a lightweight when you're here ;)
did you see that Kathi doesn't drink at all? I can stick with her :D
'New' was about the only thing that was decent on tap
Carlton Cold wasn't too bad
Do they serve Schooners in Melbourne?
Yeah, I know
At least Pat likes Guinness :D
they do but they're very rare, they're in between a pot or a pint and I've never seen anyone order one.
I like Guinness. I just like it in moderation :D
A pot is a midi, right
About half a pint
In Sydney it's Schooners everywhere except for the Irish bars
Pah!
You'll like it here more
Shame you're not going to Ireland
next time....next time.......
[if it wasn't for Singapore, Amy wouldn't be leaving]
the plan is to win $30,000,000 in lottery and then see every single thing in the world.
Amy, why do your parents have a flagpole?
Sounds good, hurry up ;)
when they got their first house by the sea it came with one and I think dad liked it so when they sold up and built their new house they put one up there too. Plus most of the neighbours have one so it doesn't look out of place. Apparently its just what you do by the sea.
And you hate Pavlova too?
What's going on here? :D
Yeah, I can see that
I don't have much of a sweet tooth! Chips on the other hand. Chips are my weakness. I've heard stories about the flavours you have over there. I must try them all. And I must learn to say crisps.
Builders Breakfast recently became a flavour after Walker's had a Great British Combo competition
[Essentially, Egg & Bacon flavour]
I was most disappointed by the lack of variety
I do remember some nice paprika ones though
I think I'm going to have to go to 7 Eleven and buy some chips.
The things you learn when you can't sleep
The British Navy have a ship called HMS Ferret :lol:
After such a healthy breakfast?
shhhh
I'd be more concerned about the correct use of the term 'pants' ;)
Think of the Spa Fund
and standing on the right side of escalators.
but the Spa fund is in my bank account and I have cash in my wallet!
That's where you're going wrong
Don't put cash in there
Never have to split a $20 then
EFTPOS helps you save
I always have worked off a cash budget, I find it easier to save money that way. Otherwise I keep swiping and before you know it the account is empty.
Yeah, well that doesn't help
I have a Bills acoount and a My Money account
That's how I managed when I was always skint with a mortgage
I shall have dinner first and by the time I'm finished I probably won't want chips anymore. To the kitchen!
Dinner?
I've been here way too long
I thought the fact the sun is up should have been your first hint
The curtains are closed in the spare room, I can't see the living from here but I did notice it hasn't defrosted outside when I went for a refill earlier
Ooh, Drop.io For Chrome, that's a good extension
Morning everyone :)
Hullo Giggles
Any signs of a thaw round your way?
no sureee-bob. Up here we're making hoff look like a light dusting of icing sugar.
Surely, you mean Hoth
Unless you're a keen Knight Rider fan ;)
Is Nick Ollivère a Sofa F1 compadre?
I've just discovered his Stranded Cinema blog
Ooh, next iPhone refresh will possibly have a better camera AND a flash
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/08/apple-reportedly-looking-to-purchase-led-camera-flash-components/
I did not have chips, instead I had marmite on toast :D
Not vegemite?
Don't tell the locals
vegemite is soooo not as nice. I feel one day I should try British marmite, apparently its different again.
Is yours Kiwi Marmite then?
indeedy is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite#New_Zealand_Marmite
That was always going to be a silly question
:D
I have concerns about a company that produces food but who are named after a nuthouse
You'll probably love Marmite Crisps then
but all their food is so good! Lets just pretend that we prefer the spelling 'sanatorium'
they did a limited edition cheese and marmite flavour in NZ last year and I asked my mum to stock up before I arrived in the country and she forgot! By the time I got there they were no longer selling them :( I only ever got to have 3 measly amazing chips from my flatmates packet of them :(
I forgot about you Antipodeans and your love of 'and cheese' things
While we're here, what's with putting Beetroot in burgers?
Silly Queenslanders
beetroot is amazing. case in point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwiburger
Just. Plain. Wrong :)
I would like to take this moment to say that I've never actually had one, but I liked the ad :D
I think Beetroots are trying to gradually dye the world purple
:) Whoops
Yeah... We've been mates since we were 12. He's also on SofaF1
Where did you find it from?
I really like beetroot. So many people who think they don't like it is because they don't like pickled things.
It's been a long [insomnia filled] night.
Probably SofaF1, I remember reading your post about the points proposals
Seems like days ago now :)
I thought it was born pickled until I hit Queensland truckstops
Every burger - beetroot purpleness
My parents grow it and prepare it themselves but I find buying it in tins is a lot less effort.
Ah, the East Coast Greyhound buses, takes me back
I like his film blog
What you need is to cry penne carbonara with beetroot. You roast the beetroot and the whole dish goes red. It's a really lovely dish and so far hasn't failed to convert anyone who's had it.
Pickled?
Yeah it's good.
When you see him next, he'll likely tell you about someoneone commenting on ancient posts
Point him towards SidepodRadio Film Watch :)
Sorry to hear about the insomnia
I think that's an English thing
Will do
I assume so? All I know is its tasty :D
Well if it's in cans then...
Does it taste a bit vinegary?
yeah
Well strictly speaking, I was feeling a bit rough yesterday and slept most of the afternoon.
So it's more like Man Flu induced Jet Lag ;)
ah. So.
I think it's a universal thing. Personally I like it both ways. But I very rarely see people having it non-pickled.
:)
Pickled things belong in glass jars, it's the law damnit!
I didn't know it existed in any other form. I shall have to investigate.
I mean, I know it exists in other forms. I've seen it growing :D But I didn't know it was eaten any other way.
Apart from burgers? :)
As a kid, I remember it getting dished up with Salad
That is, 70's English Salad*
[*Comes with no dressing, just Heinz salad cream,
Scarred for years I was]
Ah he did post a link to his blog on the comment about first film memories on Gamboling too
but the slices that go in the burgers are the ones that come in the cans!
I think that's where I found the name to have rung bells so checked out his blog
Like I said, coulda been days ago
It's great. Take the un-pickled beetroot, stick it in tin foil, and roast it on a low heat for 20-30 mins. Then open up the tin foil, wait to cool, peel them and then chop the beetroot for consumption. Goes really well with cumin if you have some too.
An hour not 20-30. Soz
I'm almost inspired to write a Philip K. Dick-esque short about Betroot that colours the world purple at the moment
It'll pass
[turns oven off, I'm not waiting that long]
As you can see, I'm almost at the delirious stage of no sleep
[am actually sober too]
eeek there is a Clijsters Henin final happening in Brisbane right now! If the Australian Open final ends up that way the money I accidentally spent would have been sooo worth it.
And Novak Djokovic is already in Melbourne. BRB, Stalking.
There were a lot of funny words in there but I think it was tennis related
Want to see Clijsters Hennin final. Awesome :)
Maybe you could knock yourself out
#notactualmedicaladvice
Clijsters is winning :D If Kimis retirement goes anything like hers, life will be so gooood.
At this stage, if I do that I'll end up in the same position in about 24hours
Am going for the stay up as long as possible till sun goes down again route
Who's showing this in the UK
Euro or Sky Sports?
Eurosport 2, apparently
No idea. I'm watching it online :D
at http://atdhe.net/7635/watch-wta-brisbane
Ta
How do you accidently buy tickets to the Aus Open Final?
Is this how Spa turned into 3 races and a Eurotrip?
I was trying to buy tickets to the mens! I'm sure I clicked Sunday on the date list but they sold me Saturday tickets instead ;)
If it's a final you don't like, sell them and put cash in the Spa Fund
I was going to sell them but I decided I'd like to go because I'll never again go to both finals of a Grand Slam so it'd be nice to do it once :D
You realise, if it wasn't for your sporting addictions, you'd probably be quite wealthy
ahh but I'd be even more poor if I had stayed in New Zealand and tried to fly to Melbourne for these events!
England has Wimbledon AND Silverstone
Not to mention all the Euro stuff
Is this 3 or 5 sets?
pssh Silverstone is expensive and it's impossible to get good tickets to Wimbledon :D
3, only mens Grand Slams are 5 setters.
Very true on both counts :(
Thought so, cheers
So who are we cheering for, Henin?
I would loooove to go to a Wimbledon final but it really isn't as easy as just logging on to ticketek and buying a seat :D The mens AO final took about a month to sell out and the womans is still on sale.
in their original careers I liked them both, but now I like Clijsters more because I thought it was awesome that she won the US Open as soon as she came back from retirement. And she had her daughter on court and aww it was cute. I'd love to see her win the AO as well because she never has before, whereas Henin already has.
Australia is empty
I thought all of them loved sports
But Justine just made an awesome comeback in that last set
Australians have this weird habit of waiting until the day of an event and then buying tickets at the gate, the queues at the ticket booths at the F1 always blow my mind. People must be going to the tennis though because they are spending a few hundred million doing up Melbourne Park though because last year they had 700,000 spectators and when the AO moved there originally they only had 250,000. There was really nowhere to sit and watch a big screen like how Wimbledon has that big hill. Apparently there is a new area there this year.
and that is why womans tennis was so boring after they both retired. I wonder if it makes everyone else feel pants that people who havent played for two years are way better than them.
Gooooood Mornning Vietnam
I'd go and sit on Henin Hill with some beers then ;)
my theory with the AO is I could pay $29 for a ground pass and then pay more for my beverages then go sit in 'grand slam oval' and watch the big screen, or I could watch it on the big screen at Fed Square in the city for free and take my own food/drink along :D
morning Jon. Hows the snow?
Hello Jon
Best check the Met Office website
Yet you bought tix for both finals instead :)
I mean for all the other matches though, I am going to get a grounds pass for a couple of early days but once all the matches move indoors whats the point in paying $29 to watch nothing live :D
Snowed here last night, but acceptable levels, am trying to get people who are already there to see how bad it is/gonna get.
How's everyone else?
waaaaaay ahead of you :D
Is how F1 will feel if Schuey wipes the floor with them this year
#willnothappen
#definitelynot
There are 750 comments in the current daily, at least half of them are mine
#nosleepforbassanos
yeah, why are you still up?
^
ah ok, i hate it when that happens
And as I'm on Earlies on Monday, i really need to reset the clock, as it were
#betternotgetsnowedinafterallthis
I am
Same
I am a little bit. I'm so confused.
I hope Lotus are good, I really like Heikki's hat
http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5845802,00.html
I have always prefered Henin because of that magnificent backhand. But I cheer on Clijsters when she's playing anyone else...
...except... I was very confused by the situation when Clijsters and Henman plaid Agassi and Graff. I kind of wanted Aggassi and Clijsters to win
Sorry for the Planet F1 link
#blameFakeWhitmarsh
Lets just cheer for Belgium. Yay Belgium!
:D
What a point
ooh, nailbiting
Definitely
Great return
arrrgh it never ends!
Edge of seat stuff
Shame about the double fault
Great tiebreak though
they both could have won that a lot earlier, but I like it when they get that nailbiting :D
Bet the AO won't be that good :)
it has to beeeeeeeeee
Well, maybe
But the odds of it being another Belgian final, like that...
What about the Williams girls?
Kimmy will beat them both like at the US Open. Yeah!
Why is it, that teenagers say crap like 'wats up wif ur car'
But can't find a decent past-tense verb instead of 'texted'?
It's just wrong!
I bet the Brisbane marketing people love that they got that final.
#willbecheeringforjustine ;)
Aye
A city with an artificial beach needs all the help it can get
Lol at the Facebook group
Pull your pants up, you look like an idiot
Half a million 'fans'
:D
As much as Facebook irritates me sometimes, I had to show that some support
aww, how lovely <3
Morning all.
Are you watching the prize giving and speeches?
Hey RG
Hello all.
sure was. Kim is donating all her prize money to the childrens hospital :)
PS, speaking of tennis, after watching the Hopman Cup, you Brits need to get behind Laura Robson because she is AWESOME unlike that choker Murray ;)
Morning
Good morning!
That's jolly decent
Hey Mrs C.
she was talking about how she visited there and how much it affected her to see all the kids and she was getting all emotional, thats so sweet to see someone in that sort of position being truly charitable.
morning.
Hey everyone, anyone need any snow?... We've got plenty of it :s
Nah, I'm good
I still have Wednesday's lying around :)
Hey Lou
sure? Would could make a snowman community with the amount in our garden and field and it's still snowing. Funny thing is I don't think our garden has ever been this flat before.
Will probably get some tomorrow night when I'm thinking about work on Monday morning
Lou, does Emily fancy coming to Spa?
#alwaysusepreviewbutton
I just found out there is a farmers market less than a block from my house tomorrow, and every first Sunday of the month for the rest of the year. I am so unobservant of my own neighbourhood.
We need to rename that button Mr Roy ;)
Maybe it's new
You'll have to wait 4 weeks to ask
it started on the first of November so I have missed two of them. And I bet I don't wake up in time to go tomorrow.
haaha I think she would be happy to come if she had the money. She does keep refering to it as monza though which I suppose shows she knows f1 tracks, maybe her subconcience would rather go to Italy.
I think I need to start getting spa things sorted actually. I'd rather stay in a hotel so I suppose I'm gonna have to have a look around...
#dontsaythatwhenamysabout
'_
*;)
COME TO MONZA EMILY
i said I'd come with you when you win the lottery... ;)
I'm trying (well not really, I have bought two tickets in two years)
Cool
Share the knowledge if you find anything decent
#tryharder
I think that might be illegal.
I tweeted for updates yesterday
http://wiki.sidepodcast.com/page/Spa+Grand+Prix+2010
What about you Jon?
http://www.mylotto.co.nz
its gonna have to wait till the en of the months due to exams but after that am gonna get myself organised and working towards something amazing. Once/ I find anything will of course let you all know. I suppose if you're looking for something amazing or a simple b&b, my guesses are places really close will be booked by now.
NZ has silly laws that put a $20 million maximum on their lottery prize. Australia and its $90 million is the place to be, www.tattersalls.com.au
Cheap and cheerful would be great
#thismaybeapipedream
good luck, why do you think I stopped looking ;)
Where's the illegality come into it?
apparently not having "outrageous" prizes stops problem gambling being such an issue.
have you thought about hassling the lurkers who don't comment (yet)?
#scaredofstrangers
Cos $20million isn't outrageous?
i'm quite strange
Who have you met that's going to Spa? ;)
apparently its not enough to encourage you to spend the money you should be feeding and clothing your children with on lotto tickets. I don't get it either.
#thisisnotnews ;)
Sorry Mr C, couldn't resist
I'm quite delirious, don't you know
Apologies to Bassano but I've deleted that entire overnight conversation about underage actresses and the military.
Plan decided, Going back today! GRR Packing :(
theres "I talk to you every day and know what you look like" strangers (most of you)
"I talk to you every day but dont know what you look like or your name" strangers (Mr C)
and "I've never talked to you, I don't even know you exist but you probably know my entire life history if you lurk enough because I post all kinds of junk on here" strangers. Only that last category scare me.
No probs, I woulda shouted for a moderator but I knew you both be asleep
I was a bit bothered about his multiple usernames too
Of course, now Christine's statement makes me sound like a right weirdo ;)
this is why sleep is bad. why are you still awake btw?
#yesitdoes
;)
Try Man Flu in the filter :)
are you really one to ask that question?
Oops.
ahh.
no.
I'll get over it
The size of the snow falling makes me laugh because it's starting to look like bubbles from a bubble bath are falling from the sky.
Pics!
but I don't want to go outside now... I'm all toasty and warm... I'm gonna go for a walk and take pics after lunch though. Bring on the inevitable cold/flu :)
Saw tiny flakes earlier but now, nothing
Hope it stays that way
Wrap up well, you need to be healthy for your exams
Can I just say to the obssessed fans out there, which I restrained myself from typing last night
'Talking on Twitter' and replying to a 9 month old post, are not the same things
Look Mr and Mrs C are up at the same time and it's the middle of the day. I wonder what time zone Mr C is on?
N.B. owning a house is tricky. We have condensation in our loft (things too hot) and we have frozen pipes outside (things too cold).
Sounds like you need a heat exchanger, If Bassano gets his orange drill out maybe he can 'borrow' one of a 747? :P
if you are struggling, I would be more than willing to accept your home as a gift.
:)
Alex has access to his own Orange Drill now, I've seen the pics
It might be covered in frozen Blueberry Hummous, is that ok?
I have to talk to a tradesman at a plumbing shop. I have had a practice it's on the drop.
Hello. Skim-reading the Daily I note more Spa talk.
Despite not having a great deal of money right now it would be good to get something organised for accomodation. WIth Schumacher back (err, probably still will be by then) I expect demand to go up and the 'cheap end of mid-range' options I'm hoping we'll go for will run out so we'll either have to go for somewhere too pricey or somewhere not pricey enough ;-)
Things like method/route of travel can wait 'til June :-)
#Spa
<3 I would like to think you practice for every single conversation you expect to have, every single day.
don't buy biscuits?
but what do you put with your tea?
I may need to sit down. oh I am already.
well, since Christmas it has been a cup of tea with a chocolate fish :D
This should be fun
Almost perfect
You just need to ask for lengths of 45mm lagging in feet
No, I know. It's just more authentic :)
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/img-4102
:-D
Being in London you've probably never witnessed the phenomenon that every English tradesman has a London accent, even if they've never been near the place. (obviously the Scottish ones have some sort of Scottish accent but I've never investigated further to know which)
I would like to imagine that all butchers talk like Fred off Coronation St. Before he died of course.
Well, they obviously all sound like Taggert
Chocolate fish? I hope that's fish-shaped chocolate and not fish covered in it...
Amy knows more about Coronation St than me
and me
http://www.daydreamingoutloud.com/
Plugging other peoples blogs, so you don't have to
after the news its the second highest rating show on TV in NZ. Shocked me to the core when I moved to Australia and it was only on Pay tv.
Hello again. I just dropped in for a second or two, to say "yay Kim Clijsters"
Oh, please film that conversation when it happens
Pretty please
yay Jeremy!
Jeremy:
Would you guess this man to be a genuine cockerny?
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/img-4102
@Amy
That was such an amazing match and she's not married to lleyton. Yay Kim!
bonus points for not marrying him, hooray! PS When will you know if you are coming to the GP or not? #wantstobooklygonstreet
The news is the highest rated show?
There's not a lot of people in NZ
Saying that, there can't be much news
Ah yeah I remember. Am surprised they haven't all gone by now.
well its on every night during when most people have dinner. I can't think of any household I know that doesn't have it on when cooking/eating :D
haaaaaahaha
one left!
Dick Van Dyke has nothing on our Giggles
Now there's a show I always wanted to start watching. Caught a few and they were surprisingly good.
Never did, Morse for a little while
But that didn't last
Afternoon.
Hi Tom
Ooh, another blizzard. This is getting more frequent now. 6 inches of snow on the front garden, we took a ruler out.
It didn't go well. I ended up with 15 meters of hose and a torch. Pictures on drop. Should have practiced more.
Hey Tom
He's clearly just one of those people that practice conversations before they come in. Get 'em all the time round these 'ere parts :-)
How did lagging turn into hose?
Yeah but do they film it and then post on't tinterwebz?
:D :D
sorry, no idea. i'm not good at decisions involving spending lots of money. i cancelled the last trip to melbourne because Zoe would not accept that there would be no shopping, only comedy festival
You'll never get a bit part on Eastenders at this rate Alex!
it gets more expensive the longer you take to decide ;)
i knows :-(
I spend other people's money much better :P
the best ones are where they tape the camera to their chests and then practice in the mirror
Who would do a thing like that?
am starting to think i may not go outside for a walk.. it's nice in here...
hehehehe i love that video alex. :D
So is the hose a temporary fix for the burst pipes?
Dieter Rencken (and Johnny Noble) now has something on Autosport about the Campos thing we saw auf Deutsch yesterday.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80780
its Doggie night at the moonlight cinema we are going to on Sunday night to see Up. I have a plush dog toy from the movie to take because we don't have a real dog. Chocolate and Macadamia nuts are banned because they could hurt the doggies.
aww that sounds great! That movie is amazing.
Noble nominated himself for the shorty's earlier
May have been a retweet, but still...
when are the winners announced? I am really, really sick of seeing the tweets about it.
Short version: Teixeira is looking to buy a share in the team, not the whole thing.
Yeah, Up is great
How can chocolate & nuts hurt dogs?
and misses the two important quotes.
I cant believe that I haven't seen it yet - big Pixar fan.
Dogs! At the same time as a movie! It will be awesome.
I would like a West Highland Terrier please
You're not supposed to give dogs chocolate unless it is a special kind made for them
Well, there are a few dogs in the film
That could get interesting
I don't know but I am going to have smuggle in the brownies that Zoe is baking tomorrow. If she lets me... (rules schmules!)
And the nuts?
it made me cry. twice.
Yet you didn't like The Notebook?
Like I said, strange
no idea
oh I cried at the Notebook, but that didn't make me like it :D
Red Bull ones?
I know someone with a recipe
I always thought that was a long term thing. Bad for their heart and all that.
I'm guessing that the macadamias may cause allergic reactions. I'll take an epi-pen
Alright, I'll let you off
When I was a boy, it was physically impossible for a dog to be allergic to nuts
#fact
hashtag brownies? no :D
true story.
Afternoon all!
Hey Chris
hey
I must away to sleepy land. Bye for now.
wow!! school are seriously suggesting the students with exams stay over within the boarding facilities this week so we can take our exams. nice of them to think of those who may not be able to get in i suppose.
G'night fella
See ya
night :)
Heh, JPM is at Daytona for testing for the 24hrs there.. how did he manage to make this in Florida?
http://twitpic.com/xcuk4
Hello all, more snow last night. Had a great lie-in this morning finishing Grand Prix Saboteurs which I recommend to all. Now eating sausage sarnies for lunch, not sure this day could get much better :)
That does sound like a pretty good day!
Agreed
Hey Janna
Hi. I need to get that book..
Need to make a plan for the rest of the day or I'll be sat here for ages (as if I haven't been already!). Going off to hunt for a gas bottle for my heater, then lunch, then watch some stuff, either racing for hte blog or just general telly..
I got it from Waterstones on line, was in stock & delivered within a few days
The mascots for the Winter Olympics this year look incredibly like they've drawn inspiration from Japan...
The fox is back and i think he needs a name. My 3 fav name suggestions have been- basil, minty and well.. foxy.. which one do you guys prefer?
http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/meetvideo.php
In order to remain neutral I shall refrain from voting
I like minty, always liked Foxes Glaciers
:D
i'm off for a walk. am enjoying the name minty, so i think i'll call him that (thank you bassano)
gonna go find my scarf etc. if i'm not back soon send help. :) xx
Cool, enjoy & plenty of pics please
I'm also off, need to go shopping in town. See you later!
Looks like USF1 havent actually booked any track time at barber, i guess they are waiting untill they have a better idea of their completion date...
source sir?
oops I copied but forgot to paste!
http://pressdog.typepad.com/dogblog/2010/01/was-peter-windsor-talking-out-of-his-ass.html
Someone called someone else to confirm a story, shocker!
ah-ha thank you :)
USF1 certainly do like to operate outside of the 'traditional European way' :P
i do like a story that calls bloggers on jumping the gun:
http://blog.al.com/blogoftomorrow/2010/01/formula_ones_only_american_tea.html
hehe :)
Nice to know they can explain 'constructors' to the readers
Wonder if they know what DNF means, they soon will ;)
:D
Afternoon all
What;s the point of having a test in America and not letting the fans in?
hullo. bad weather?
Maybe the toasters won't be ready
Afternoon Steven
Ah, just had a small but incredibly snowball fight with my brother. The dog joined in too, trying to chase the snowballs.
All this white stuff with ice under it. Makes for slippy driving and no football
Think how many toasters they could sell
Afternoon everyone :)
How're ya pipes?
Mr C (or Mrs C) what's the name of the software you use to queue up music (eg. for the parade lap etc?)
http://radiologik.com/
Hi Alex
They're ok. You were right about the hose. I have some pipes where the water is freezing inside but not yet enough to crack it. They'd run out of lagging. More coming on monday so I bought some hose (no hoe's, no o's for your house number) so I could pour some hot water down inside to keep it warm until monday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ
Thank you :)
hi people.
still freezing up there?
Pretty much. Hi Guille
Ha ha, from FakeBernie
Why buy Saab? We had so much fun with car manufacturers in F1 last year, I thought I'd give it a go.
1976, blimey
Gawd bless Ronnie Barker
Hmm. I just went to pick up a replacement bottle of butane for my new heater. All sold out. None in until Monday. In fairness the resupply lorry crashed on ice the other day.
you're in for a cold couple of days!
that was a bad idea...
going out?
Lou
You missed the @5LiveF1 Canon or Nikon debate :)
Ah was just reading that after seeing it in the feed reader. Windsor is worse than Whitmarsh!
don't care... i'm now soaked... no one told me the snow would be up past my knees!! now i've come inside i'm surprisingly warm.. but my ears are very painful...
Yeesh, that's some deep snow
although actually i'm sure others would give him better advice than i would be able to.
The snow was a long way past your knees then?
hahaha :D not that deep. but the bitter wind and blizzard it brought with it hurt my ears. i tried my best to wrap my scarf up around them though..
I hate the snow.
you need a ski centre close to you ;-)
Living on top of a hill, I just need a pair of ski's :)
the problem is to go up again...
:-) :-)
I have hijacked Mr C's playground for a super duper calendar. Previously, we had a calendar that didn't work how we wanted, and now we have split it up into separate things but then combined it... it's a bit complicated, and I'm going to blog about the awesomeness, but for now:
http://sidepodcast.com/playground/calendar.php
I have electric heaters and I moved them around so I have three downstairs, was nice and warm last night. The problem is they are all electric and it costs a fortune, because I have a key meter and key tarriffs are much higher than normal ones..
Looks good. If you have the playground does that mean he gets his warroom now?
wow!
nice!
Ooh, impressive.
I like it. Now theres no need to forget any birthdays.
Though if I'm being reaaallly picky, I could say Sir Frank Williams' birthday is also on the 16th
I am confused.
I have just started my next guest post and the first thing I did was write the last three paragraphs. I tend to work more or less chronologically on these things and I have never written an ending before I have written the start before.
it happens to me sometimes. I have a great ending in mind, and then afterwards I need to work out the start and the middle...
That's not picky, that's useful. Will add.
i loooooooove that calendar!
I knew the ending of this one was going to be the best bit in terms of telling the story but I just sat down and wrote it when I was planning to write the start. I blame the cold weather.
although, should franck's birthday be in the driver calendar or the commenter calendar?
Awesome job! That is huuuge!
mine comes up with the days and months written in arabic too! :D
Hehe I could put him in both. There's never enough Franck.
I am surprised his doesn't have a flashing gold background.
Agreed
Going by background colour, Scott Speed is also a commenter...
go google!
I fixed that one :)
WOW!!! that's brilliant!!
DC is as well!
About two months ago I started to make a calendar with the dates of different racing series' events, intended to replace my 'weekend preview' posts. I only got as far as F1 and IRL because I got distracted by other things and I don't really know how to use it on the blog. Would there be interest in anything like that if I were to carry on with it?
+1, the pedant in me has to point out Jacky Ickx's brithday on Jan 1st but love the concept, I think it looks awesome
Just added that one.
People, it's not being picky, it's useful. I don't know every single F1 birthday in the world!
It really brings home that F1 testing is only 3 weeks away!
Oh, wait, I see.
Fixed :)
Pat, have you heard of Ebico?
They are a non-profit energy company
Yeah, sounds odd doesn't it
Look 'em up
He is a commentator not a commenter
No I haven't. I've found their website, will get some food and will have a read.
He might have a pseudonym here ;)
By the amount of accidents he has, I say 'Tom'
The word birthday does tend to lose all meaning when you've been staring at it a long time!
oh yes!
May friend's GF uses them, no bad stories so far
Don't know much about them but I think money supermarket have info in their forums
Is that why neither you or Mr C are shown? ;)
i don't have birthday's. although f1 minute video has aged me :)
sup it's edgar,greetings from america
Hehe, I can add mine.
i remember wishing you happy birthday last year.. but i think it was for the general year.. so happy birthday mr c.. for whenever that day may be. :)
thanks lou :)
and ps.i only got modded,once and that was yesterday or well earlier today
hey sir. wassup?
So I always meant to add my birthday on the wiki but I forgot... It's the 24th of April though :)
nothing much
Ooh, good :)
Happy Birthday Mr C. Maybe Mr C should have the 9th January as his Official Birthday - like the queen?
:P
if it's my birthday, i need beer.
Good point....
Here's one for you: http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/photo-391
you have beer!?!
It's your beer...
I can give you a biscuit.
But since I'm not sure what methods I can send a biscuit to Rockall, I'll just have to eat it for you.
I mean it's for you... I wouldn't touch the stuff ;)
Although I was holding the stuff!
ahh, phew.
Can I just say that when Martin Fry starts talking in The Look of Love by ABC it might well be one of my favourite moments in popular music.
and i didn't even swear either
ahh. i didn't see the convo, i was asleep. i think the subject matter was deemed non family friendly though. sorry.
Give it to the nearest seagull and tell it to deliver it.
RG clearly got there first, but PING: http://sidepodcast.com/2010/01/09/my-brand-spanking-new-2010-f1-calendar/
i'm starting to think it was a bad idea trying to upload a video for you all that i took on my camera... my bandwidth is useless.. it's taking ages. #sorry
So Mr C... I have been given this USB microphone... Now I'm faced with the classic problem of how do I mix this with something else? I was thinking that I was probably stuck because of course I can't plug this into an actual mixer but then i realised that say for example you must for the parade lap be mixing audio sources from your mixer and also from a computer. Do you have a on screen mixer too?
In case it got buried yesterday, blog was updated! http://turkeymachine.co.uk/genii-and-bernie-shacking-up-with-saab/
you probs need to explain where you're trying to get to. there are quite a number of ways of setting up recording environments.
we use logic audio for mixing live sound sources, this is also used to duck music when people talk. it's kinda expensive though.
Jonny Noble tweets:
"Ferrari confirms its new car, codenamed the 281, will run for the first time at the Valencia test from February 1. Expect a launch before"
It sounds a bit like "to hate one" ... Given that they now have Alonso.... :P
Shouldnt it eventually be called the F2010 by their normal numbering system?
Isn't logic the kind of thing that I will grow to hate? c.f. Christine
I want to... say... mix live audio... with pre-recorded audio... and then be able to make something like a web broadcast input think that it is accepting a sound source like a microphone which is actually the combine output of all of that.
Make sense?
Evening everyone! got home to be greteed by load of sausage rolls warmed up for me to clear the fridge of stuff. om nom :)
Evening Lukeh.
I'm not always around here, so apologies if I seem disjointed. Am moving stuff in my room to move the furniture. Cue lots of cursing as I gaze open-mouthed at the amount of stuff I hoard!
Evening. JEALOUS.
Lukeh! My new best friend... ;)
*shares*
Wooohoo!
I imagine Lukeh running a pretend Gregs in his living room. Set up all the sausage rolls on a plate on one side of the table sit in front of them bored. The Lukeh runs around the table and says, "excuse me can I have a sausage roll please", runs back, "Yes, certainly sir, in fact sausage rolls are free today here at Gregs because we are so lovely," runs back, "oh that's great thanks, I'll have seven," runs back, "I'm afraid it's limited to one per customer", runs back round table, "oh no problem" runs back, "certainly sir, here's your sausage roll," runs back, "thanks very much" grabs sausage roll, eats, returns to shop side looks bored. Repeat
:)
for that we use the alesis io26. the mics go into that desk, and then so does christine's computer (which plays songs from radiologic) and the eeepc (which is logged into skype). my laptop records all of these sources into logic. finally i send the output of my machine to a windows laptop for live streaming.
it's a bit more complicated than that, but it takes all four machines to do it (and explains the legendary amount of problems we experience.
Ah right... I was really doubtful that you could send it all around electronically on one machine.
Alex Andronov
Author, Possible Comedian, Generally Awesome Guy, and now, Mindreader
:)
Awesome. I just laughed so hard I got told to quieten down. Which is a bit difficult listening to Rob Dougan's album Furious Angels.
Oh my goodness I LOVE that album.
Hello Lukeh, was in my local branch of your workplace today and they are selling Hot Cross Loaves, like the buns but long, rectangular and sliced. What a fantastic idea :)
oooh a bit like tea cakes?
They are quite yummy too, we bought a loaf with our coffee money and it's very nice.
i cannot couch for this, and it works at the audio driver level, so if something gets screwed up blame steven. but soundflower is supposed to let you map something like itunes to, say, garageband:
http://code.google.com/p/soundflower/
once considered it, but never downloaded.
*vouch, not couch.
I didn't get one but I keep thinking about it, may have to brave the ice & snow to get a loaf tomorrow
Ferrari don't have a normal numbering system. They have used all sorts of weird numbers over the years but have never stuck to one system.
Don't worry I'd couch steven :)
Its just a codename right? So might change at the launch.
Sounds like exactly what I want :)
The horse prances at moonlight
I knew what he meant
:)
if you have a second machine, you could plug a lead from the headphone out to the mic input on your mac. that would be a similar setup to ours, minus the desk. but your mic isn't stealing the mic input, so you'd be fine.
hehe, i dont see why it needs a codename, its hardly a secret they are building a new car! :D
Understood. The king has left the building.
:) Might be trying to act all cool.
Couldn't you do the trick that.... um... somebody did for Sidepodradio... SLVAeron (I'm going to have got that name wrong sorry) and loop around on the same machine? with a wire?
Normally they run with the first number they give out. If you look at the early Ferrari cars the numbers were the volume of one cylinder of the engine. What kind of warped brain dreamt that up? I have no idea how they decide how and when to change numbers. John Barnard had a sensible system when he designed their cars. He started with 640 (no idea why) then 641, 642. Logical and sensible. Then he left and the next car was called the F93A. No sense whatever
Maybe they are building a WMD
A Weapon of Massa Destruction
(Although upon second thoughts I don't mean that in terms of Hungary, eek!)
Now listening to Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon. Epic album and with the right speakers it sounds fantastic!
You are now my favourite Turkey Machine out of all the turkey machines
Haha, good one! :D
he has a desk (for podcasting). you could do the same thing except there's a flaw in your genius plan.
if there's a lead stuck in your headphone output...
There is only one, I can promise you. ;)
Have you heard The Flaming Lips' version? It's interesting
Did you turn the left ones off? :P
#ohdear
I love the Flaming Lips! I think they are the highest ranked band in my Last.fm except Bob Dylan. Perhaps an odd combination but there you are.
Nick I pronounce you mr facepalm. Thats the 4th time in 2 days :)
At last my videos have loaded onto the drop!
While i was outside i decided that i would test out the video function on my new camera and record a few little 'snow diaries' to upload for you all to enjoy and probably laugh at :)
so here goes.
In our field
In a blizzard in a neighbouring field.
sorry if the sound quality isn't great in some parts of the videos it was slightly windy.
I decided the best thing to do was to move to amy's house cause its warmer there. #sorryamy
Check out their Dark Side...
Will do... Love their Bohemian Rhapsody.
how deep!
Blimey.... i can't believe how deep your snow is now! and the blizzard!
Not sure I've heard that
Goodness me! You went outside in that?
#whathaveiputmyselfinfor
:P
seriously never seen snow like it, at one point in our field i was wondering how to get back cause it was well past my knee. sooooo coooolllddd...
It was a bonus track you can get from iTunes on the At War With The Mystics album. It was the inspiration for the whole thing. Apparently they select a song before each album before they start which brings the whole thing together.
Wow, that second one doesn't look fun to be in! It looks amazing though.
it wasn't too bad when i left the house... and it got a little worse when i got into the field... by the time i'd gone through into the neighbouring field which is more exposed it was awful! the snow actually hurt as the wind was so strong.. not sure the video shows it as well as this
Oh my goodness...
You could use the snow storm as a wind tunnel
love you too!
s'alright i'd never ask anyone to come out in conditions like that with me...
it was rather amazing, very very pretty.
Alex: as a Drugstore & Flaming Lips fan, which version of She Don't Use Jelly do you prefer?
Nooo I would, but with about 70 layers on I think!
Also, glasses windscreen wipers. :)
:lol:
I did hashtag it this time! ;)
you could stay home and make the tea :P
ah.. yes that was interesting :D eheh
The original. In fact I'm out to dinner with my very good friend Joe who I am softening up to come on the next goforodd podcast. He and I have been friends since 1997. The only time we have seriously had an argument was when he tried to claim the drugstore version was better. Actually this was during the drugstore performance of it at a gig. I may have had a few beers. And Joe won't be told ;)
Trying to work out why I have a tub of Halfords Cycle Teflon Grease on my desk.
I think it was for my steering wheel pedals, but don't remember.....
you're commenting over dinner?
*puts fork down*
shhh
MONEY!!! Awesome track, just awesome.
One good thing about going out in that weather is the info i got about my new camera..
- it survives this type of weather
- it can take reasonably good videos too.
I'm gonna have to side with Joe but that was the first version I heard. Maybe that's why
I meant "I'm out to dinner tonight" as in I will be, later, going out to dinner...
But you on the other hand... well..
It can, those were good quality especiaslly considering you appear to have moved to Siberia :)
have i mentioned christine makes the best food?
I am certain that's it as it goes. I had probably heard the original 100 times by the time I saw the drugstore version. So... it didn't stand much chance.
:)
You could say it out loud to her... but she probably has her headphones on :)
Sooo true!!
So I've just worked out the 2009 points using the scheme Maverick posted yesterday. I don't know where he got that from though.
I am thinking of turning it into a blog post but I'm not sure what conclusions to draw. It changes some positions but only by a point or two. Everyone gains points apart from Mark Webber who drops some (there are more available per weekend).
Talking is so life 1.0
Travis' Hit Me is still WAY better than Brtitney's
Same with The Manics doing, Too Good To Be True
haha it was very odd. We're meant to be getting worse snow tonight/ all of tomorrow. In fact i've just been told the military are on stand by to help if conditions get any worse... not sure what they can do.. but it's nice to know. :P
:lol:
Really? Blimey.
We are all from the future... And then there's you two who are in the future even to us.
What?! That's mad...
we're getting it tonight again apparently. But our backup are daffodils and hope.
:)
I'm finding more and more crap as I clear the room. My floor's now completely clear, except it's been moved onto things!
Iceland must be finding it hard to compete in this weather. "Mum's gone to... well, just out really"
Heheh :-)
i know... at least we've got heating + our lovely open fire place, my friend who lives about 1/2 a mile away doesn't have any hot water or anything as their delivery for gas is 2 or 3 days late.
The best thing about working at Iceland is the fact we had people genuinely last year somehow mis-read the news, and assumed we owed the banks lots and lots of money.
:D hehehee
Poor them :(
You couldn't make his stuff up
People are dumb
i know. Naomi isn't happy at all. we've suggested they try and walk to our house across the fields if they need warmth as our house is boiling!
The public's stupidity continues to fascinate and amaze
you bankrupted the economy with your four for four deals?
Kerry Katona's make-up bill
Buy one bank, get one for half price. Every little counts.
...no, wait!
Ohh that's gotta hurt.
Now that we know that Phil Collins will do adverts (Cadbury's Gorilla etc). Surely now it's time for...
"It's just another day,
for you, and me,
at ASDA Price".
Come back Nick, you're forgiven!
I couldn't have that young upstart try to out bad pun me!
Beware RG, it's worse than bad Sauber news
Hannah Montana is ending after this series
Poor Lou, she has had a powercut whilst eating :(
Oh noes
Good job they have an open fire
If Naomi is halfway across that field she is not going to be happy when she gets there
Well, she's not going back until her knees defrost, that's for sure
#boredofsnownow
:-(
this is ridiculous. we now have a powercut! i hate snow
Can't remember it ever being this bad in my lifetime
Boo :(
I'm also concerned as somehow my game tomorrow is still on?!
What's it like up there?
Mr C is a genius... mixed sound only 1 computer... http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3861777
So the only problem is I can't hear the combined sound... Any ideas
are you using soundflower or a lead?
Soundflower
Our home ground is shut till the 11th. Not sure about the team we are playing, but thats in Northumberland, and I'm expecting it to be bad. I'm just assuming the manager has just forgot to tell us.
ahh. ummm, not a clue no. i would assume you just send the garageband sound out to your headphones.
What's happening is both radiologic and garageband are outputing sound to soundflower...
The problem being that I can set radiologic to output sound to soundflower but if I set garageband to take input from soundflower I don't seem to be able to get it to take input from the microphone. Can Garageband only deal with one input at a time perhaps?
So I had to make both output to soundflower and then make the flashuploader point at the soundflower for it's input.
But of course the microphone is listening to the standard channel rather than soundflower... And nothing is happening on that until I play back the video.
nope. about 64 inputs i think.
garageband shouldn't output to soundflower? gb should output to headphones. i would assume:
- radiologic points to soundflower
- soundflower points to garageband
- mic points to garageband
- garageband points to your ear
you didn't mention you want to do this live. assumed it was for goforodd. i the ustream just a demo, or do you need to do that as well?
Absolutely shattered and I'm only a quarter way through moving stuff. Oh dear!
I used that as a recording thing to be something separate. Ideally I'd like to do it live.
What you describe is exactly what I planned. But when I'm in garageband and I look at input source (on the instrument) I can only see Stereo 1/2 (Soundflower (2ch)) or Stereo 1/2 (Built in Microphone) depending on what I change in the Preferences of garageband for Audio Input.
Sorry I didn't use enough words there. Ideally I'd like to be able to do it live as well. I understand if I have to send it to another computer for that.
i don't know if soundflower is capable of separately sending gb output to a browser, at the same time as doing everything else. if it can, you're laughing.
well it's possible... But the main problem is getting Garageband to understand two inputs. I'm sure I'm missing something really simple here to make this work.
Like I'm doing the complicated bit, but not the easy bit.
Have you tried any of the Apple Forums like MacRumors, Apple Insider or the Apple website?
ahh right. so you need to put the mic into soundflower first, maybe?
or can it not see usb?
garageband, like logic can only handle a single input source. however you have snow leopard, right?
(although that source can have up to 64 channels)
Well that's right... But soundflower is basically like an input device or an output device for any application. It can't see anything some application has to send it stuff. So it's not a problem that it's USB it could be a real mic - same problem. I need an application to say, "found x source pass it to soundflower". Radiologic can output to soundflower so no problem. And garageband can see it if it's pointing at soundflower as an input source. But it can't seem to see across the two drivers or inputs or whatever they are.
I do indeed.
Got you.
ok. snow leopard can do aggregate devices. i just never have tried it.
open up "audio midi setup" (i found it using apple+space)
aha!
- click on the bottom left "+"
- select the mic and soundflower from the top right
- point garage band at the new aggregate device
you can also rename by double-clicking. i recommend "max alex's nasa-esque setup" as a suitable title.
Blinking Genius! It works! It lives!
woot!
I can't show you the output because I have to go to dinner but it will all work and count as a single input for ustream
thank you so much!
no worries. we look forward to good stuff.
i must go too.
mr c's work here... is done. Superhero status intact.
:)
well it is your official birthday.
As do I
Intrigued now
sup,what'd i miss
THE POWER IS BACK!!!! :D
we went out to tesco to go and get candles and on the way home mum rang to say the power was back on, but what a nightmare. luckily dad's had alot of experience driving on horrible icy roads like that, but they were al literally white O.O
anyway, we are back safe and sound, with power, heating and most importantly internet :)
Woohoo!!!
congrats
GRRRR Stupid people panic buying, theres no food in the supermarket GRRRR
we have the same here.. although the supermarket was actually empty when we went round a moment ago. you've got some kinda food though?
it's empty, but theres no fresh stuff, no meat left, no vege. had to get frozen everything. no tatties either. i've only got one left!
ooh no!! lets hope the snow goes away soon.
it wont :( another 4 inches tomorrow and then snowing monday i think, and then wednesday too!!
I has to flyyy on Wednesday :( Snow snow go away!!
Bit of history here, I have written a negative Muse blog post if anyones interested
http://toata.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/56-no-guiding-light-of-mine/
Who are you and what have you done with the real Lukeh?
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya..."
:)
??????Muse???????????
English band.
oh thanks for the clarification
Hero of the people
/SteveRyderMode
Hero of us all!!
Oops that's the one. I wasn't totally sure, I originally thought of Saviour of the Universe but that's Flash Gordon.
:)
Flash! Ahhhhh!
Ahhhhha
[guitar solo]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNf9rEPoc8Q
i'm not here, but can we please start a campaign to get christine to come back to the godawful and very broken twitter service please. i'm spending too much tie relaying messages.
yes it sucks. but so do taxes.
Want me to start a facebook group? Would that work?
I think I may have @'d Christine a few times, then realised, then felt a bit silly
We want Christine Back!
i think so :)
#Reason why I hate Halls internet Reason 5432
I can't login to my hosting company to add a file to my file manager and the hosted version of wordpress only lets you upload files smaller than 2MB
ARGH
I'm on the case.
audio or video?
hehe!
audio
wow i did not understand that sentence at all. i know nothing about this kinda thing :)
I thought we tried already. My tweet was with full knowledge that she wouldn't see it, wanted to attribute credit correctly ;-)
To be honest with all the football and awards I'm getting annoyed with it a bit myself! I keep meaning to do some follow-pruning.
damn. video is easy. you could set up a temp drop and upload it there.
Can you not get her to set up her identi.ca account so it auto-relays to Twitter?
Also, she is missing @mitchbenn and his wife @MsClara. Their exchanges are hilarious.
oooh i've had an idea, i can temporarily add a channel to my podcast hosting account and link it from there! sorted!
The auto-follower thing is quite annoying too. In the last couple of hours I've had 'BoatsFlorida' follow me because I retweeted Montoya's pic from Daytona, and '2010 Calendar' (spam about calendars you buy) because of the calendar talk.
As they say, ping. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=418247055362&ref=nf
Why don't you just re-write twitter?
!!
If it worked for Rage Against The Machine...
Not a bad argument, I think you're right.
We won't let Simon Cowell get in the way of Christine's return to twitter!
...that's the message right?
Something like that... silly Simon Cowell...
#blamecowell...foreverything
*ehem* https://twitter.com/f1_lou/status/7569952536
Just saw that, very good, thank you! :)
I don't think she'll like this :-)
:D:D:D
The copyright for twitter still says 2009 as well.
#nothere
She's found me on facebook thanks to this. I imagine if I accept, I'll get a fair bit of grief? :)
I should do something productive. I made big plans to do this calendar and investigate Wordpress and immediately sat and watched an ep of House.
*shh, i might be admin-ing her account, cause guess what... she doesn't like facebook either*
I see, so I won't actually because it's you, correct?
I kinda hope she does come back. I can't put my foot down until she does.
well, that's your choice :)
i don't have an FB account.
that we know of ;)
We're now at the heady height of 6 members, this has got to work now!
Mrs C knows we all (heart) her, it's just a sign that we like her tweets ;).. all mr c needs to do is open the link in one of her browsers next time she gets up to get a drink or something and she'll find out about the group :)
USF1 nosecone crash testing:
http://www.usgpe.com/news/two-days-to-build-two-milliseconds-to-destroy.html
trying to get that to work now...
Although I will be suspicious if we start getting 'good morning all' tweets at 3pm on her account
Ummm, good luck to the USF1 drivers then!
hehe. i'm not allowed to write anything. jut accept friend requests and pimp spc.
They seem to think it is supposed to do that. I thought there was a sold bit in it to protect the feet, maybe that's in the main body...
Yes. Do you see the driver's feet when they do a nosecone swap?
although i think she gets all the info via some old form of messaging called eeeemail. or something.
No but I did expect a little more reinforcement at the back where it connects..
Wow, that is old. I don't even pay much attention to mine any more.
Surely that should read
..... :P
i write in lowercase. you'd be able to tell.
Hello everyone.
One final day before 60 days of hell begins.
Does the USF1 video works for anyone else?
Not if you use CAPITAL letters from time to time.
Fine here
i couldn't get the usf1 video to work. so i downloaded it, fixed the file header and uploaded to dropio:
i fear for the team, if their investor owned youtube, and they can't figure out video editing...
i think the flash version is okay, but the h.264 version is broken.
I don't want this to sound bitter, but I can say with certain that I can do a hell of better job with web development, utilizing new media tools, fan outreach, and PR relations then what USF1 is doing right now.
No idea. They gave a link, I clicked it, pressed play and it worked :-)
For those who have seen princess bride (who hasn't?) Nikki is odds on favourite already to win my tweet of 2010 award
http://twitter.com/nikitafullmoon/statuses/7569256869
You just nearly made me lose my breakfast. Brilliant.
LOL
Are you confessing to having journalistic tendancies then (as in, writing for your audience...)?
I'm now wondering where they're going to find enough composite material to build another one.
Oh dear, looks like a toaster will have to be sacrificed.
you've lost me?
It's about as much as Lotus did with their crash test.
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYFs24t9fQ
Oh... I meant as in the facebook watchers expecting to see christine doing her own promotional posts, so christine is who they see...
sorry... will run away and read F1 stuff now....
(there was F1 shake and make in our local The Entertainer today.. but it was ferrari and ds1 decided that he wasn't interested....)
Ah I hadn't seen that, thanks.
am still confused. i don't write anything? nor does christine. there is no text updates on facebook, except for those syncing from identi.ca which she uses instead of twitter.
I am surprised that YouTube hasn't done something so Midweek Motorsport's video series about USF1 doesn't come up when you see the official USF1 videos.
he doesn't work there any more does he?
Good lad :)
Oh... ok...
definately running away now then....
What other parts need to be crash tested?
Good point, but he still has a fair amount of stock with Google as part of the buyout.
modifying search results like that (just because one of the executives might not like something) is bad juju.
That was of about a year ago when I was looking at Google's records.
agreed.
The rear structure and the monocoque, I think.
Absolutely.
(*Scurrying for the F1 technical guide book that David Tramayne (sp) wrote a few years back*)
Grrrrrrrrrrr...!
That why I like the Google guys. If Rupert Murdoch owned google, he would do it in a heartbeat.
very true.
the sooner people like Murdoch get pushed out of business the better.
There appears to be a Facebook group with my name on it. What is going on?
#peskyemail
You have a fanbase made official?
Don't worry like Bernie, age dictates that they may be pushed out sooner than later. If not by their stock holders, then by a guy in all black with a farm implement.
the thing to remember is we all (heart) you mrs c..... :)
It's one of the reasons my parents won't ever sign up to Sky. They don't like Mr Murdoch!
Absolutely. :)
Dan, is there something we should know about you? :D
Plus you can't put all of us on the Naughty Step.....
Dan knows nothing. Only I have the final say with that.
I was going to respond to his original, but then I remembered everything is put on a blog post that's googleable ;)
Same here. Sky free house.
I wouldn't count on that...
Just remember: God is Dog spelt backwards. ;)
In my defence, it was Mr C that mentioned Twitter, but the group was my idea...
Has anyone ever noticed that "Fox News" is a oxymoron?
... that is still my favorite one liners.
it's bigger enough.
I'm already here.
Why, its awful cosy.
remind me never to commit a crime with you. You folded under the slightest pressure! ;)
oi!
:P
:P
It's a bad habit of mine!
Thats why he isn't getting my name. He can't grass me up.
Oh crap its on facebook isn't it.
Ah... but isn't this a virtual naughty step you're talking about?
LPG is *nothing* to do with a facebook group...
as in "he goes to pieces so fast that people get hit by the shrapnel"
Just drank a pint of Guinness in about 2 minutes. Something's a bit wrong there, it was far too easy to drink......
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy! Love it.
LMAO! Great quote.
erk....
Prehaps you are low in Fe....
Bassano!! Drinking buddy for you.
:D
I couldn't stop laughing at that. Musta been the fact I'm a physicist.
I also do things physicists do. Like say things that are 100% correct but are no use to people whatsoever!
so... are you coming back?
Luckily, I am flattered.
How can I resist a Facebook campaign?
Who was that aimed at? I'm off to get another can, BRB!
i worked in the summer :)
Well, that's good news.
*it worked.
i didn't.
Is that why you crash a lot when you race then?
That was a little too easy....
Or have you been Tracy'd?
That's true. Facebook has quite the power over us!
Me neither, for once
And with that, I am finally going to bed
Goodnight all, if I'm not around by noon, please headping me, very loudly :)
Ow fudgesticks, I just got severely bitten by a tape measure retracting from 2 metres!
Got it ;)
[and... gone]
Ouch!
Wasn't the word I used when it happened mind. ;)
Well... yes.... I seem to recall that I resorted to running to the kitchen and then saying things unsuitable for a family website's comment stream when DS1 did similar to my ankle
night Bassano. :)
Night mate.
YOU HAVENT SLEPT?!?!?!
oh my
you are quite....i dont know what the word is...;)
Night Mr Clapper
hang on, you still haven't slept? blimey...
good night!
I don't drink when racing, unless it's a very large scotch and I'm having a hard time. ;)
sleeping is so retro.
Did people not read my comment at just-gone-midnight regarding screwed-up hours I did? I seem to recall 50 hours and 24 hours sleep or thereabouts. I know 16 hours from head-on-pillow to need-the-toilet.
Bassano's sleeping pattern makes yours look normal! when i awoke he'd bee up for atleast 24 hours, that was at 11am!
This why you're keeping it back in fashion?
*badumtish*
That makes me in style (a first for me)!
you're such a bad example..
oh yeah.
*nb: spc does not advise not sleeping. nor encourage it.
Life 1.0?
Don't knock it, it's a good operating system :P
:D
Doesn't crash as much as Windows until you start driving. ;)
Yuji Ide mustve got the buggy version then
Lukeh.. random question. Is the Gower Peninsula a place with lots of nice sandy beaches?
hehe
Yep, near Swansea or so
I think I've been there.
OK, I've made this pint of Guinness last about 10 minutes. Which is a start!
awesome! i was right, that was were we went...now to continue with the debate i'm having :) thank you ;)
It gets my seal of approval. its lovely :)
I need to shave too. I look like a bad Alonso impressionist.
we went there a few years ago on a geography field trip. Well not there exactly, it was one of the places we visited... as was Pen y Fan (i think that's right).. just having a bit of a discussion with a friend who didn't think that was were we went :)
What I don't understand about Google Calendar is why some items in my list are showing white text / colour background, and some are showing colour text / white background.
Normally the white background is for those which have a time set against them, whereas the colour ones are all day items.
Ah I see, ta.
Hello all
By the way, it's freezing...literally
Wooo. I've hooked up my standard mic and my h2 to my mixer, and h2 has surround sound, so....theoretically, i can now do shows with 2 other people around....wooo.
Hi Joe
I'm leaving because I have to disconnect stuff. So will re-surface tomorrow sometime. Nothing to do with the fact I'm punch drunk and wobbly after 2 pints of Guinness at all.
Hi Joe
Woo Jon
Bye TM
:D
:-)
so... Danica Patrick is tweeting about learning to sew on a machine..
http://twitpic.com/xduxe
i'll be honest, i really quite like it.
Bernie could have a field day with that
although i'm starting to think jpm cares more for model planes than he does for driving.
It looks very big in comparison to her, i hope she doesnt fall off it
If you have booked to go to the karting, you should have an e-mail with important information in your inbox. If not (bearing in mind I don't have a comprehensive spectator list yet), please tell me and I'll get it to you.
Take the breakfast?
#wasnevergoodatfrench
#spokeitalianinafrenchverbalexam {Comment #160}
I made a very funny error in a Japanese exam once. I thought I was asking for a reserved seat... ...and it turned out I was actually requesting an oxygen seat. Needless to say I failed!
That's really difficult. I pulled an all-nighter on a uni course. Managed to make it through the night, got into the lecture hall and nearly fell asleep so after the first one was over I bunked the rest of the day and went to bed. Tip: Don't do that {Comment #153}
I managed an all-nighter once. Unfortunately it was because I was on a ferry and I can't sleep on public transport. Suffice to say I was a bit snappish next morning, especially as some of my fellow travellers were not very nice people...
she needs to go to classes to learn how to use a sewing machine?? we were given a demo when we were in yr 10 and that's it. although i suppose we do use them in textile lessons. We have learnt that you need to learn how to break them to figure out how to fix them.
Some of those sewing machines are monsters. Wife has like, a small monster one. Friend of ours has some turbocharged godzilla killer.
I got told in yr 7... though I'm not too sure if thats something to be smug about or not?
i think she may have been karting at the time.
i once sewed through my finger, does that count?
on which she did the original prototype/April fools joke of this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/
I believe my first experience with sewing machines was Yr 6. Needless to say, it was the only time I've ever used one.
I'll just say I was born a few weeks before Senna died {Comment #70}
That makes me feel old. The day Senna died was the first time I watched the start of a Grand Prix. I remember wandering off about an hour after the restart... ...because I'd lost track of where Damon Hill was and got worn out attempting to figure out what Murray Walker was saying based on catching about a fifth of the words (I knew the Senna situation was serious because suddenly I could figure out what half the words he was saying were).
I didin't watch F1 at the time, but I heard about Senna's death, I was 21.
So now I feel old, too!
still no excuse... :P
most certainly.. bet you haven't done it again :P
I just selotape and blutac all my clothes together.
I once made a friend sew through his finger. A lesson to all, don't distract people on sewing machines.
she needs to go to classes to learn how to use a sewing machine?? we were given a demo when we were in yr 10 and that's it. although i suppose we do use them in textile lessons. We have learnt that you need to learn how to break them to figure out how to fix them. {Comment #1302}
You had more instruction than me then. The sewing machines took about 20 lessons in secondary school and we never attempted to fix any on our own. I basically got just about competent enough to do corners without stitching my fingers onto the cloth (still needed help to thread the machine and take spools on and off).
Those machines are not as easy as they look (at least not to people bad at practical arts like me).
correct! i havent used a sewing machine since!
I need this t-shirt so badly: http://bit.ly/7FbWJJ
A lesson to all, don't distract people on sewing machines. {Comment #1314}
My class learned that one early. Someone tried to talk to me when I was trying to thread the sewing machine (before I worked out I couldn't do it). I distinctly remember being told off for the resulting racket I made (and in case you're wondering, the only injury was mild earache on the part of the unfortunate distracter)...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/generic/887e/
;)
not geeky enough. proper geeks uses css shorthoand:
roses are #f00, violets are #00f
...
...
...
hello? why'd you all leave?
oh no!
Are you dropping hints for your birthday present?
:-)
Oh yes, very much cool, in my opinion. ;)
Not particularly, just expressing a desire for some geeky t-shirts to confuse people with.
Evening all...just!
ah..
and hows that going for ya? :P
people have done that a bit in my textile lessons.. it's never nice.
They dont work as well as the staples
:D
♥
Oops, mentioning Spa on twitter has me being followed by HotTubSpaExpert
Gaaah! Nooooooooo! {Comment #291}
And thus the downsides of auto-following with regard to conversion rates are revealed...
Hi Chris
Mr C, For some reason, quoting your heart is preventing me from commenting!
it does that. it's on the list.
I can see a weird love triangle developing...
i read what Chris had put and said to myself "it's on the list" and then read that. spooooky
Cool. I need to read the list more...
...the list in my head...
Who are you and what have you done with the real Lukeh?
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya..." {Comment #1115}
Have you been spending loads of time at TV Tropes as well?
My body clock is so confused... I've been to sleep and woken up now! Really not sure why.
not only that, it seems you're one day behind... ;-)
Oh yeah :)